Photograph - Col. Ichabod Lee Scranton


1792 – 1881
High quality, matted, black and white photos of original oil portraits 7 1/8" x 9 3/8", mounted to 8" x 10" Presumed to be collected for a c.1950 MHS exhibit. Col. Scranton has pursed lips and looks directly at the viewer. He wears a bowtie of some sort with a white collared shirt and black suit jacket.
Info on back:
(Son of Theophilus)
Sailing Master, Ship Builder, Merchant
Owner of Allis House in 1825.
Sold to Nathan Bushnell
5 children
Great grandfather of Ward Scranton, William Lee Scranton, and Philip Platt.
Loaned by Philip S. Platt
Photographed by Howard Cooley
2018.048.010